Tagula butcherbird
| Tagula butcherbird | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Artamidae |
| Subfamily: | Cracticinae |
| Genus: | Cracticus |
| Species: | C. louisiadensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Cracticus louisiadensis Tristram, 1889
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The Tagula butcherbird (Cracticus louisiadensis) is a species of bird in the family Artamidae. It is endemic to the lowland forests[2] of Tagula Island in Papua New Guinea. It occupies less than 800km2 and has an estimated population of 11,500 to 23,000 individuals.[3]
References
- ^ BirdLife International (2020). "Cracticus louisiadensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020 e.T22706279A175652450. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T22706279A175652450.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- ^ https://ebird.org/species/tagbut1
- ^ Goulding, W., Moss, P., & McAlpine, C. A. Notes on the cultural value, biology and conservation status of the Data Deficient Tagula butcherbird (Cracticus louisiadensis Tristram, 1889) | QUT ePrints, eprints.qut.edu.au. Retrieved 2025-09-11